It is hereby created within and for the City of Bowling Green,
Missouri, an emergency preparedness organization to be known as the
Bowling Green Preparedness Office, which is responsible for the preparation
and implementation of emergency functions required to prevent, minimize
and repair injury and damage due to disasters, to include emergency
management of resources and administration of such economic controls
as may be needed to provide for the welfare of the people and emergency
activities (excluding functions for which military forces are primarily
responsible) in accordance with the Missouri Civil Defense Act, Chapter
44, RSMo., and the Missouri Disaster Operations Plan as adopted thereunder.

This office shall consist of a Coordinator and such other members
as may be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Bowling Green to conform
to the State organization and procedures for the conduct of emergency
operations as outlined in the Missouri Disaster Operations Plan.

The organization shall perform emergency preparedness functions
within the territorial limits of the City of Bowling Green, Missouri,
and may conduct these functions outside the territorial limits as
directed by the Governor during any time of emergency pursuant to
the provisions of the Missouri Civil Defense Act, Chapter 44, RSMo.

The Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve
during the pleasure of the Mayor. The Coordinator shall have direct
responsibility for the organization, administration and operations
of local emergency preparedness operations subject to the direction
and control of the Mayor or Board of Aldermen. The Coordinator shall
be responsible for maintaining records and accounting for the use
and disposal of all items placed under the jurisdiction of the Bowling
Green Emergency Preparedness Office.

Appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, obtain and distribute
equipment, materials and supplies for emergency preparedness purposes,
provide for the health and safety of persons, including emergency
assistance to victims of an enemy attack, the safety of property and
direct and coordinate the development of disaster plans and programs
in accordance with the policies and plans of the Federal and State
disaster and emergency planning.

With the approval of the Governor and consistent with the Missouri
Disaster Operations Plan, enter into mutual-aid agreements with other
public and private agencies within and without the State for reciprocal
emergency aid.

No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity with
the Bowling Green Emergency Preparedness Office if such person advocates
or has advocated a change by force or violence in the constitutional
form of the Government of the United States or in this State or the
overthrow of any Government in the United States by force or violence
or has been convicted of or is under information or indictment for
making any subversive act against the United States. Each person who
is appointed to serve in an organization for emergency preparedness
shall, before entering upon his/her duties, take an oath, in writing,
before a person authorized to administer oaths in this State, which
oath shall be substantially as follows:

"I, _______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will
support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution
of the State of Missouri against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take
this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties
upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm)
that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or
organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the
United States or of this State by force or violence; and that during
such a time as I am a member of the Bowling Green Emergency Preparedness
Office I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party
or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of
the United States or of this State by force or violence."